engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to play a leading role; to play a central part
one large ...; a great ...
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
curse; spell; malediction
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
combined (concerted) efforts; solidarity; joining forces (with)
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
quarrel; dispute; argument
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
at that time; in those days
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to have a long life; to live a long time
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
legend; folklore; tradition
very small; very little; slight; trifling; negligible; insignificant
war; fighting; fierce competition
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
multi-level crossing (of roads to avoid intersection); two-level crossing; cloverleaf interchange; grade separation
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
tag (children's game); tig